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  2. 1812 Overture - Wikipedia

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    The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, [1] is a concert overture in E ♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia 's successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.

  3. The Bold Canadian - Wikipedia

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    In 2011 Canadian folk-singer Geoff Berner recorded, "Come All Ye Bold Canadians (Song of the War of 1812)," as part of Henry Adam Svec's recording project. [6] [7] The perfidious rebels snuck across our border by the score. They raped the nuns on tables, threw the babies to the floor. (What cads!) But invincible General Brock was ready

  4. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [283] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).

  5. American patriotic music - Wikipedia

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    World War I produced many patriotic American songs, such as "Over There", written by popular songwriter George M. Cohan. Cohan composed the song on April 6, 1917, when he saw some headlines announcing America's entry into the war. [6] Cohan is also famous for penning "Yankee Doodle Dandy," an over-the-top

  6. 'High theatrical orbit': 10 reasons to absolutely see "The ...

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    Consider, then, the case of "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," adapted from a 70-page slice of Leo Tolstoy's 1,200-page masterpiece, "War and Peace."

  7. French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The French invasion is known as the Russian campaign, [c] the Second Polish War, [d] [38] the Second Polish campaign, [e] [39] the Patriotic War of 1812, [f] or the War of 1812. [40] It should not be confused with the Great Patriotic War ( Великая Отечественная война , Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna ), a term for the ...

  8. Patriot War (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    The Patriot War was an attempt in 1812 to foment a rebellion in Spanish East Florida with the intent of annexing the province to the United States. The invasion and the occupation of parts of East Florida had elements of filibustering but was also supported by units of the United States Army, Navy, and Marines and by militia from Georgia and Tennessee.

  9. Battle of Borodino - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Borodino (Russian: Бopoди́нcкoe cpaже́ниe, romanized: Borodínskoye srazhéniye Russian pronunciation: [bərədʲɪˈno]) or Battle of Moscow (French: bataille de la Moskova), in popular literature also known as the Battle of the Generals, [19] took place near the village of Borodino on 7 September [O.S. 26 August] 1812 [20] during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.